... In fact, I find it a little surprising that you and Sam Stone think it is so obviously a power-grab. You don't think the consensus appointments of a 5-5 or 6-4 court would pick jurists who would side with conservatives? Why not?

Personally I think it highly unlikely that a 10-member SCOTUS would come to a consensus on additional members. I think the five extra seats would lie vacant, and the 10th seat would be a boon to whichever party got to fill it.
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